[I’m hoping this will be a regular Friday or Saturday thing]
As of this morning, we’re just starting to get news in the Italian press of the find of the sunken bits of Neapolis, off the coast of Tunisia:
- Ricercatori italiani hanno scoperto la città sommersa di Neapolis in Tunisia – La Stampa
- Incredibile scoperta archeologica: trovata Neapolis, città sommersa nel golfo di Hammamet in Tunisia – Meteo Web
- Scoperta città sommersa in Tunisia – ANSA.it
Also from the Italian press, a Roman amphora find off Rimini:
- Una preziosa e antica anfora romana recuperata dai sommozzatori della Finanza|Rimini Today
- Anfora romana ritrovata in Adriatico, la scoperta della Gdf | Buongiorno Rimini
The Italian press is also taking the lead on a very important inscription/tomb find in Pompeii:
… while the English coverage is just starting to appear:
- Pompeii rivalled Rome for big fight night |The Times (paywall)
- Tomb depicting famous gladiator brawl discovered in Pompeii – ANSA
… and Mary Beard’s blogpost in the TLS is useful
A followup to that Roman naval diploma find:
Some followups to the earthquake that hit Kos last week:
- Earthquake Damaged Kos Sites and Monuments, Archaeological Service Reports | Greek Reporter
- Kos Archaeological Museum assesses quake damage | Life | ekathimerini.com
- Tornos News | Kos Archaeological Museum reopening to visitors on Saturday
Followup to a farmer’s discovery of a Roman mosaic a few weeks ago:
A mosaic find from Perge:
Interesting well find from Parion/Parium:
A Roman-era necropolis from Usak:
Review of an interesting production of the Eumenides:
“House of Names” tries to “out-Euripides Euripides”:
Latest on malaria in the Roman world:
… related press coverage:
- Malaria already endemic in the Mediterranean by the Roman period — ScienceDaily
- Malaria already endemic in the Mediterranean by the Roman period | Phys Org
On Etruscans and bees:
Feature on Kalkriese:
On some ancient ‘fake news’:
- Nero, the Execution of Peter and Paul, and the Biggest Fake News in Early Christian History| Daily Beast
This one includes an audio interview with Tom Nealon on garum:
A feature on the ‘Secret Cabinet’:
Feature on the Nashville Parthenon:
Feature on the ballista (Game of Thrones tie-in):
- The History of the Ballista – Game of Thrones New Weapon Is a Dragon-Killing Ballista | Popular Mechanics
Forbes columnists:
- Philosophy Leads To Father-Beating: Or, Why All Parents Should Read Aristophanes’ Clouds | David Barr
- A Summer Day In The Life Of A Roman Bioarchaeologist | Kristina Killgrove
- Five References To The Ancient And Late Roman World Within ‘Game Of Thrones’ | Sarah Bond
Peter Jones’ latest in the Spectator:
This week’s comparisons of current events to the ancient world: